Legal Opinion

Trujillo v. Utah Department of Transportation

Court of Appeals of Utah

Decided July 22, 1999No. 981331-CAPublishedCited by 20 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

ORME, Judge:

¶ 1 Alan and Sharon Trujillo appeal the trial court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of defendants Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) and Ball, Ball and Brosamer, Inc. (Ball). The Trujillos were injured in a traffic accident on a stretch of I-84 then under construction. The Trujillos challenge the trial court’s rulings that the “discretionary function” variant of governmental immunity shields UDOT from liability and that the general contractor, Ball, is not liable to the Trujillos because it followed plans and specifications that were not unreasonably dangerous.…

2Cases cited25 opinions

  1. United States v. GaubertSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
  2. Dalehite v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  3. Indian Towing Co. v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1955
  4. Price A. Baum Margaret Leedy v. United States v. Michael A. Massey, Third PartyCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1993
  5. Ledfors v. Emery County School DistrictUtah Supreme Court · 1993

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3Cited by20 opinions

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